Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Press Releases:Partnership encourage Privatization of Your Neighborhood Schools

Press Releases: HUD, GreatSchools Team Up to Give Public Housing, Voucher Families Tools to Make Informed School Choices:

HUD, GreatSchools Team Up to Give Public Housing, Voucher Families Tools to Make Informed School Choices

Partnership links housing assistance with educational opportunities

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary Sandra B. Henriquez announced today that HUD is joining forces with GreatSchools, a national non-profit educational resource for parents. The intent of this new partnership is to give parents living in public housing or who receive HUD Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance greater access to local school information that will help them make more informed decisions about where to send their children to school.

“Every parent wants the best for their kids and the partnership we launch today will give families in our rental assistance programs the tools they need to find the very best educational opportunities for their children,” said Henriquez. “When a parent